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5 Tips for Beating Writer's Block
Some of us suffer from writer's block. In my case, though, it can't really be called suffering, since I end up doing all the fun stuff I'd rather do instead of writing. OF COURSE I can find time to hit the coffee shop or ice cream counter!! Even Solitaire takes on a new importance when I should be writing, but "just need a little while to think". Further, I can veer off into these sorts of distractions at any point in the writing process, so I should probably say that I luxuriate in "topic identification-outlining-writing-revising-editing block". I'll just refer to this as "The Block" from now on.
Since The Block is a frequent occurrence for me, I have had to develop a range of techniques with which to combat it. I hope you can find some of these strategies useful in your own endeavors!
"About what should I write?"
Or, for those of us that actually communicate in the vernacular, "What should I write about?" Identifying a topic can be trickier than it sounds, mostly because of the infinite range of the possible. In most cases, starting with big divisions and then gradually narrowing your focus is helpful.
My daughter wants to do something for the science fair, and she has a similar issue. WHAT PART of science? In her case, we were quickly able to identify "something about animals" as a first step, then dogs in particular, then the ways that dogs communicate. We did have rule out some areas, like bodily functions, to keep us on track for an elementary science fair.
If you eventually plan to write a number of articles, keep all the ideas you generate in this process. You may not have to start from ground zero very often.
Finding a title
One hint here – go directly from your topic to a list of ideas about the topic! It is far too easy (and much more FUN!) to start working on a neat title right away. Unfortunately, two problems arise if you do the title first. You can get stuck trying to find just the right title, and create another instance of The Block for yourself.
The second problem may not apply to you, but I've discovered that my writing has a tendency to veer off into unintended territory, which actually improves my work in many cases. If you have already constrained yourself with just the right title, you have to manhandle your writing back into submission rather than letting creative juices flow.
The outline
Expanding your topic into an outline can get pretty intimidating. I tend to skip this step altogether, or go back and do it after I wrote most of the article. Some of us do better by just brain-dumping into a keyboard (or you may actually prefer those archaic sheets of paper some people used to use) without thinking too much about it. Going back and organizing our thoughts later provides the structure.
I spent at least one enjoyable evening in college literally cutting up a paper into sentence-sized confetti and then taping it back together in an order that made sense. However, I tend to score off the scale "Global" on the Meyer's Briggs, so I'm probably not very typical in this respect (or others, for that matter, but I digress).
For those of you more linear thinkers, an outline can provide you with a plan to follow; you can go back over the outline in several passes fleshing it out and adding detail, commentary, punctuation, and the like. If you find you just sit and stare at the screen at this stage, recruit a friend to come sit next to you for awhile. She can just read a book or knit or fix the car or something, but she should shout "TYPE" every time she notices the keys aren't clicking. This will force you to at least put SOMETHING down and eventually even random keystrokes can give you good ideas.
Revising and editing
Revising and editing can be farmed out to a professional, in which case I strongly recommend you become familiar with the "Comment" and "Track changes" functions in Microsoft Word. If you actually hire someone to give you advice, it's reasonable to think you should actually read the comments and follow them or consider quite carefully why you choose not to do so. Especially if you are working on a large project like a book, look for a book editor, dissertation editor, or some similar service. A good service will also provide references.
Revising and editing your own work is usually best done after you have ignored it for awhile – another REALLY great place for The Block to kick in! One thing that many of us discover is that we see what we expect, and can accidentally ignore our own typos and errors because we know what we wanted to have there.
A well-qualified editor can also identify grammatical and word use errors that you made simply because you don't know the rules or the subtle effects of specific word meanings. Dissertation editing services can really help you polish up a thesis or dissertation, especially since you are probably brain fried at this point.
At the very least, grab a friend (or enemy, if it's a long boring piece) and have them read it for you. Tell them to ask you questions about everything that pops up. You will find your weak arguments and awkward sentence constructions more easily this way!
Another option is to read the thing out loud. This is especially fun if you have teenagers and want to see if their eyes will actually get stuck rolled back into their heads, but even if you have to simply listen to yourself, you will find it easier to identify awkward sentences and strange punctuation when you slow down and read aloud.
Block out The Block
In the end, most people would simply say that overcoming The Block is primarily a matter of perseverance and discipline, and they would be right. For those of us somewhat lacking in those traits, the ideas discussed here can be a starting point to get going on some actual work instead of enjoying our Block at the ice cream shop!
About the Author
A published author and scholar with 35 years' experience in writing, teaching, and book editing, I'm a Tenured Professor of English at Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, Florida, USA. Since I founded Edit911.com, Inc. in December 1999, my staff and I have edited over 6,000 books and dissertations, as well as 15,000 other business documents, essays, websites, and academic articles of all sorts, many of them for publication. Please visit our website: www.edit911.com.
My gaming pc is good or not? (New Delhi, India)?
Building an all round PC- Need ur suggestion plz(New Delhi, India)?
Will the below configuration fulfill my needs?
Do i need to add any other parts so that PC runs smoother with games and all other necessary software’s
Ø Processor: Intel Quad Core 2.4 GHz Q6600
Ø Motherboard: Intel G33TL
Ø HDD: 250 GB Sata 7200rpm Barracuda
Ø RAM: 2 X 2 GB DDR2 667MHZ i am not getting 800 MHz
Ø DVD writer: Sony 20x
Ø Monitor: Samsung 17 inch
Ø Keyboard & Mouse: Microsoft
Ø Speaker: Creative low range as i will be using headphone most of the time
- I am not a full time gamer as i used to be but i will be playing few games like half life 2, Call of duty 4, GTA 4. War of worcraft all parts, Lord of the rings games and few others like these games.
- most of the time i will be using my pc for watching movies online and on DVD, chatting and surfing and also few mid range software’s
First of all: I would get a better CPU. the Q6600 is 2 dualcores in one. That is not very efficient. I would recommend the E8400 or the Core2 Quad Q9300.
Secondly: I would recommend an 8800 or 9800 GT GPU(graphics card). One of my favourites is the GTX280.
I only buy Intel CPU's and Nvidia GPU's
The third thing is: I would get at least a 10 000rpm HDD.It will gratly improve the loading speed of games and files.
Lastly: 3GB RAM will be too little in the near future. I already run programs that need 3GB. If you do not want to upgrade in a year or so, I would say get 4GB. Any more will be wasted, unless you have Windows Vista 64-bit, but still, it would be a waste to get more than 4 GB. Get 800MHz RAM and not 667MHz RAM.
Enjoy your games.
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The Sea is Not Blue - Improving your Creative Writing Skills
To write this, I am using 'Microsoft Word'. If I want to chose a font colour I have a choice of ten shades of grey in the 'standard colours' and twelve further options if I select 'more colours' making twenty two shades. That's merely the standard menu and doesn't account for the infinite selection on the 'custom menu'. And that's just for grey. The human eye can distinguish all these nuances of colour and light. Although names may not exist for all these shades, we see them and often have the need or the opportunity to describe them.
Not only can we distinguish all these shades but we are blessed with a language that having evolved from so many others offers us a limitless array of choices to describe them.
Had Jacob's Mum made him a coat of red and blue and green and yellow we may never have heard about it but according to the lyrics of 'Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat ', it was,
When a small child first paints a landscape the sea is just blue and blue is the only word they have to describe it; an artist's depiction of the sea is multi-tonal.
The sea is not blue it is indigo, cornflower, ultramarine, curacao, periwinkle, cobalt, forget me not, steel blue, topaz, peacock, powder blue, gentian blue, aquamarine, azure, cerulean blue, electric blue, midnight blue, navy, robin's egg, royal blue, sapphire, sky blue, steel blue, aqua, cyan, cornflower, denim, turquoise, Persian blue, powder blue, Prussian blue…
An author is a word artist so when writing, remember to think carefully about expressing your ideas in a similar way, make each and every word count.
"red, yellow, green, brown, scarlet, black, ochre, peach, ruby, olive, violet, fawn, lilac, gold, chocolate, mauve, cream, crimson, silver, rose, azure, lemon, russet, grey, purple, white, pink, orange, red, yellow, green, brown, scarlet, black, ochre, peach, ruby , olive, violet, fawn, lilac, gold, chocolate, mauve, cream, crimson, silver, rose, azure, lemon, russet, grey, purple, white, pink, orange and blue." And that's why generations schoolchildren will now remember the story about Jacob's coat.
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